A £9.6 million grant will bring young science stars to two Midlands universities. The money, awarded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England from its strategic development fund, has gone...
The Duchess of Cornwall has opened a new centre focusing on podiatry, physiotherapy, complementary medicine and sports science. The Centre for Clinical Education, based at the University of East...
Twenty lecturers are to be made redundant at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. All teaching staff have been asked to consider voluntary redundancy in a bid to save £600,000 a year, but...
The famous 15-year-old dolphin logo has been scrapped by the University of Southampton after a rebranding exercise costing £160,000. "Although the attributes of friendliness and intelligence as...
A researcher has launched a £4.5 million project to track the lives of 400 ordinary people for five years.The Timescapes project, which is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, will...
Key problem is the lack of a link between education and earnings, World Banks says. John Gill reports.
A change of academic leadership has been instigated at Birmingham City University.The institution is reorganising from seven to six academic faculties, but only two of the original seven faculty...
CHINA: DISTANCE-LEARNING SOARS AHEADThe number of Chinese students awarded degree-level qualifications through long-distance programmes in the past three years has topped 6 million. Education...
Report identifies bureaucratic 'craze' that fails academics and students, writes Melanie Newman.
Books are cumbersome, expensive and their format dated, publishers hear. Rebecca Attwood reports.
A Government-commissioned review of the health of university physics has been brought forward, raising hopes that the impact of substantial cuts to research budgets may yet be mitigated.The Science...
Private firms have failed to grasp the sector's unique requirements, a former Russell Group official tells John Gill.
INVESTMENT FOR SPIN-OFFS£2m available from collaborationUniversity spin-off companies are to benefit from a new co-investment programme aimed at innovative firms and entrepreneurs. The collaboration...
The director of South Bank Polytechnic, Pauline Perry, revealed her secret for getting things done: "I have instituted a noticeboard outside the door. The board lists all my day's appointments, so...
Sheffield steals top spot in first ranking of Russell Group chiefs' web presence. Hannah Fearn reports